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With the Draft approaching who do you trust more?

The Reds are always looking for pitchers who can keep the ball in the park, as they play in a bandbox of sorts Stratton is a guy with a reputation for keeping hitters off balance.

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Max Fried, LHP, Harvard-Westlake HS (CA)

Fried, a teammate of Giolito, is the top prep left-hander in the draft and has one of the better curveballs in the country, regardless of class. His fastball sits in the low-90s with late sink and his change-up is a developing plus pitch. He went 8-3 this season with a 2.41 ERA and 111 strikeouts over 69.2 innings. At 6’-4”, he has the frame to develop more velocity .

Re: With the Draft approaching who do you trust more?

I haven't seen much of either pitcher to make a decision/thought there. I saw Marrero on Team USA throughout last summer, thought he was pretty good overall. Have his auto so at least have a jump on that if he comes our way

Re: With the Draft approaching who do you trust more?

I'm not sure it's a good idea (in fact, I think it's a VERY bad idea) to draft based on the needs of this year's Reds team. Way too much can happen in between the time these guys are drafted and they get to the majors (if they ever do). I think you just have to take the player you feel the best about, regardless of position.

Re: With the Draft approaching who do you trust more?

Originally Posted by RedsFanInBama

I'm not sure it's a good idea (in fact, I think it's a VERY bad idea) to draft based on the needs of this year's Reds team. Way too much can happen in between the time these guys are drafted and they get to the majors (if they ever do). I think you just have to take the player you feel the best about, regardless of position.

not many teams have that track record of getting productive players in the 1st round even the best ones have had players who do nothing in the minors.

Look at the total number of draft picks a ML team has per season and how many turn out to be ML talent. Heck are best player wasn't even a first round pick. Of all the professional sports, baseball is the biggest crap shoot when it comes to the draft.

Re: With the Draft approaching who do you trust more?

Originally Posted by brm7675

Look at the total number of draft picks a ML team has per season and how many turn out to be ML talent. Heck are best player wasn't even a first round pick. Of all the professional sports, baseball is the biggest crap shoot when it comes to the draft.

I dont know if I would say that. There are plenty of rounds to draft talent. What was Piazza? What was Votto? I know what you are saying, nothing is etched in stone.

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